BLYTHE, Calif – PVVTA is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Holiday Lightrunner brought to you by Desert Roadrunner. The Holiday Lightrunner will take place at the PVVTA Operations Center (415 N. Main Street) from Friday, December 9 through Sunday December 11 with trips originating at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. nightly. Fare is $2.00 for all riders.
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind the public about safety tips for this holiday season. With all the entertainment and activities associated with the holiday season it’s easy to overlook some personal safety practices. Below are some helpful tips to keep in mind: MORE

QUARTZSITE, Arizona – On Thursday, December 22 from 8:00 a.m. until Noon, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is coming to St. Mary’s Food Bank. The SNAP Coordinator will be in Quartzsite to provide SNAP enrollment assistance, changes to existing enrollment, and answer questions for families and individuals in need of SNAP assistance.
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When a zealous public defender acting as the effective lawyer guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment was handcuffed in a Las Vegas courtroom in May for doing her job – pleading for “some leniency” for her indigent client – I wrote in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Being a public defender is tough. It’s grinding, under-compensated, unappreciated, physically and emotionally draining work. It takes fierce heart, thick skin, formidable stamina and a deep-seated desire to help the least fortunate among us.” (“Judge erred in having public defender handcuffed,” May 29, 2016).
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NEEDLES, Calif – On the evening of Sunday, December 4 Deputy Whitcomb from the San Bernardino County Sheriff - Colorado River Station contacted Walter Scott (age 50 of Camarillo) during a traffic stop for vehicle code violations on Broadway Street, near G Street. Scott indicated that he was driving from Prescott, Arizona to Needles.
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BLYTHE, Calif – On Thursday, December 1, at about 8:45 a.m., Blythe Police along with Blythe Fire Department personnel responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Hickory. When Officers arrived they discovered a single story home fully engulfed with smoke and flames. Entry into the home to check for possible trapped occupants was impossible due to the smoke, heat and flames.
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NEEDLES, Calif – On Wednesday, November 30, at 2:03 p.m. San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies and Needles Police were dispatched to an open door at the Historic Needles Theatre on W. Broadway Street. On arrival, the door was found to be forced open. Deputies discovered there were antique brass letters stolen from inside the theatre.
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BLYTHE, Calif – The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a free household hazardous-waste collection event on Saturday, December 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the County Administrative Center in Blythe. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents. MORE